An aircraft doesn’t need to be modern - it needs to shot down the other before it gets shot down.
And, as we have seen with cheap drones, all that money spent on making great stealth aircraft has not stopped Iran from blocking access to 20% of the world’s supply of crude.
So, how effective are your fifth generation fighters based on your nuclear carriers again?
> An aircraft doesn’t need to be modern - it needs to shot down the other before it gets shot down.
not on its own, but by having a combined AEW&C and high performance ultra long range air to air missiles.
Europoor just doesn't have any of these.
> all that money spent on making great stealth aircraft has not stopped Iran from blocking access to 20% of the world’s supply of crude.
that doesn't change the fact that Europoor doesn't have anything. Does Europoor has such drones? or the ability to knock them out of the sky at costs lower than drone production?
to get your some further idea on the gap - Shahed 136 is estimated to cost Iran $20-50k USD each, Chinese manufacturers are quoting less than $1k USD each including fuel.
> how effective are your fifth generation fighters based on your nuclear carriers again?
you don't have to pick which one is more effective when you can build and operate both at large scale. a few carrier strike groups fitted with fifth gen fighters and drone carrier-amphibious assault ships are a pretty good combination.
feel free to google Type-076 drone carrier-amphibious assault ships.
again - Europoor doesn't have any of these, so please stop pretending to be "advanced economy", you are no longer one.
> you don't have to pick which one is more effective when you can build and operate both at large scale. a few carrier strike groups fitted with fifth gen fighters and drone carrier-amphibious assault ships are a pretty good combination
Have you invaded Iran already? What’s stopping you? Didn’t Trump mention something like annihilating the current regime? Is it working?
> Have you invaded Iran already? What’s stopping you? Didn’t Trump mention something like annihilating the current regime? Is it working?
I am Chinese, why should Chinese be invading Iran?
Please just stop pretending to be an "advanced economy", scientifically, economically and militarily, Europoor is the modern textbook definition of failed states.
The military don’t exist in a vacuum - and the equipment they need varies with mission requirements. That’s why the A-10s had its life extended: because it is a better fit than the F-35 for ground support missions. Same applies to the B-52 and the B-2.
The operational cost of the F-22 and F-35 alone make them a poor fit unless you are engaging highly sophisticated air defenses, something the US haven’t done since WWII.
The requirement to be able to neutralise American aircraft is a new one for European (and Canadian) air forces, but one that’ll be tackled.
And, as we have seen with cheap drones, all that money spent on making great stealth aircraft has not stopped Iran from blocking access to 20% of the world’s supply of crude.
So, how effective are your fifth generation fighters based on your nuclear carriers again?